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Germany's Election Campaign
Turns to Anti-Semitism Debate

BERLIN -- Europe's swing to the right has hit Germany's election campaign, turning a race that was supposed to be about jobs into a debate about nationalism and anti-Semitism.

Germany's pro-business Free Democrats, who usually concern themselves with issues such as curtailing government and cutting taxes, are embroiled in a battle about remarks made by Juergen Moellemann, a former cabinet minister under Chancellor Helmut Kohl and top leader in the party. In a recent newspaper interview, Mr. Moellemann expressed sympathy...